we succeeded because of us, us the british people, us the british people who welcomed the athletes from abroad, who cheered them on. who found ourselves talking to each other each morning about what had happened at the olympics the night before, in a way that we hadn't talked to each other before. we succeeded because we came together as a country we worked together as a country. we joined together as a country. that's why we achieved more than we imagined possible. you know, i'll just tell you this. i can't remember a time like it in the whole history of my lifetime. it,n't remember a time like that sense of a country united, that sense of a country that felt it was together. that is the spirit this labour party believes in. but i may not remember that spirit, but that spirit has echoed through british history. you know one hundred and forty years ago, one hundred and forty years ago to the year. another leader of the opposition gave a speech. it was in the free trade hall that used to stand opposite this building. the the radisson now by way. his name was benjamin disraeli. he was a t